Q: Pick out the language choices being made.
The large, imposing mansion stood firmly at the top of the mountain, its tall windows winking and blinking in the sunlight, staring down at the humble cottages below.
2007-09-16 09:07:09 · 9 answers · asked by Take Me Here...... 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The great thing about this is that it is deliberately being vague, so you think it is hard, beacuse you don't know what it's asking really, but thats great, because then you can interpret it and answer what you think is correct eg. language choices could mean, the author chose to use adjectives (imposing, firmly, tall) and rhymes (winking and blinking) or it could be useing a metaphor for something else, eg, the mansion being someone in authority for example! Hope that helps
2007-09-17 07:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what you mean, but:
The author's words describe the mansion as a person.
S/he describes the mansion as imposing, & it's windows
'staring' down at the humble cottages below.
2007-09-16 09:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely personification.
Personification - A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities.
Also, there ARE metaphors. (winking, blinking, staring). Metaphors generally do not use the word 'like'. Similes do use the word 'like'.
2007-09-16 09:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Mark G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
imposing, firmly, winking, its more of an opinion than a fact
2007-09-16 09:14:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is obviously an attempt at furshlugginer gobbledygook.
2007-09-16 09:16:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to help but you should really do this yourself rather than asking other people to do it for you.
2007-09-16 09:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by pinkytickle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea the stood, wiking , blinking and staring are personification i think (where something is made to sound like a person) and i dunno, theres loads of adjectives i guess.
2007-09-16 09:20:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
personification - I think metaphors and similies need a word like "like" in it.
2007-09-16 09:17:32 · answer #8 · answered by dr311 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do your own homework.
Then ask if it's correct!
JBV^_^
2007-09-16 09:17:22 · answer #9 · answered by jackbassv 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋